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Retraction of “Release of Fluoro-Contained Free Radicals and Polyfluorinated-Like Molecules from Photoaged Fluorinated Microplastics: Identification and Formation Mechanisms” Click to copy article link Article link copied!
The Authors voluntarily retract this article (DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c08970) following a request from the Research Integrity Office at the University of Connecticut and as previously requested by the corresponding and senior co-author on March 4, 2026.
Release of Fluoro-Contained Free Radicals and Polyfluorinated-Like Molecules from Photoaged Fluorinated Microplastics: Identification and Formation Mechanisms
Abstract Click to copy section linkSection link copied! Fluorinated microplastics (F-MPs), such as poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), are increasingly prevalent in environmental matrices due to their extensive industrial use, yet their chemical transformation under environmental aging remains unresolved.
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